Grover, Kopmeyer & Lenhart highlight returning Chargers

HILLSDALE — For the Hillsdale Chargers, the key to their sustained success will be their offense.

Their fast-moving but deviously structured offense made the five-time national champions, Concordia St. Paul, stand up and take notice at the national tournament last season.

Ryan Czachorski, Sports Editor

HILLSDALE — For the Hillsdale Chargers, the key to their sustained success will be their offense.
Their fast-moving but deviously structured offense made the five-time national champions, Concordia St. Paul, stand up and take notice at the national tournament last season.
Head Coach Chris Gravel said their offense is predicated around getting their middle hitter in the air before their setter sets the ball. In turn, the defense has to react just as quickly.
“Well, if we can get the opposing middle to jump before the setter sets the ball, then we don't set middle, then our outside hitters are only hitting against a single block rather than a double, which really increases our percentage of kills,” Gravel said. “We do that about as well as anyone.”
At the key middle spot will be returning senior and student body president Lauren Grover. She turned her game up in the postseason, being named to the D-2 Elite Eight All-Tournament team.
She had 310 kills on the season, converted 39.2 percent of her attacks and had 107 blocks on her way to a second team All-GLIAC nomination.